10.5
Upadeśasāhasrī / 10. Dṛśi (दृशि) / 10.5
असत्त्वहेतोश् च तथैव संततेरसत्त्वमस्याः स्वपतो हि दृश्यवत्
asattvahetoś ca tathaiva saṃtater asattvam asyāḥ svapato hi dṛśyavat
The line
Of a compound: what is not, and tvaheta (त्वहेत) and, so, in that way just, saṃtater (संततेर्), a compound: what is not, and the state of being that, asya (अस्य), svapata (स्वपत). A compound: seeing, and avata (अवत).
नेपालीमा
असत् हुनुको हेतुले त्यसरी नै सुतेकोको यो सन्तति असत् हुन्छ, देखिएको कुरा जस्तै।
Where it sits
In Upadeśasāhasrī (उपदेशसाहस्री), prakaraṇa (प्रकरण) 10. Dṛśi (दृशि). Seeing. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: asat-tvahetoḥ (असत्-त्वहेतोः) + ca (च) + tathā (तथा) + eva (एव) + saṃtater (संततेर्) + asat-tvam (असत्-त्वम्) + asyāḥ (अस्याः) + svapato (स्वपतो) + hi (हि) + dṛśi-avata (दृशि-अवत)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| asat-tvahetoḥ (असत्-त्वहेतोः) | genitive or ablative singular | a compound: what is not, and tvaheta (त्वहेत). Read it from the end |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| tathā (तथा) | indeclinable | so, in that way |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| saṃtater (संततेर्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| asat-tvam (असत्-त्वम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: what is not, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| asyāḥ (अस्याः) | nominative plural | asya (अस्य) |
| svapato (स्वपतो) | nominative singular, masculine | svapata (स्वपत) |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed |
| dṛśi-avata (दृशि-अवत) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: seeing, and avata (अवत). Read it from the end |
The phrases
asat-tvahetoḥ (असत्-त्वहेतोः) is a compound: what is not, and tvaheta (त्वहेत). Read it from the end. It stands as genitive or ablative singular. The line writes it asattvahetoś (असत्त्वहेतोश्). ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. tathā (तथा) is so, in that way. It stands as indeclinable. eva (एव) is only, just. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as tathaiva. saṃtater (संततेर्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
asat-tvam (असत्-त्वम्) is a compound: what is not, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. asyāḥ (अस्याः) is asya (अस्य). It stands as nominative plural. svapato (स्वपतो) is svapata (स्वपत). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. hi (हि) is for, indeed. It stands as indeclinable. dṛśi-avata (दृशि-अवत) is a compound: seeing, and avata (अवत). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
Sanskrit in this line
asat-tvahetoḥ (असत्-त्वहेतोः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it asattvahetoś (असत्त्वहेतोश्). The line joins them as tathaiva.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss asat-tvahetoḥ (असत्-त्वहेतोः) and saṃtater (संततेर्).